From read.gov:
Ever heard of an Exquisite Corpse? It’s not what you might think. An Exquisite Corpse is an old game in which people write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold it over to conceal part of it and pass it on to the next player to do the same. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud.
Our “Exquisite Corpse Adventure” works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, has written the first episode, which is “pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe them all here, so go ahead and just start reading!” He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end.
Every two weeks, there will be a new episode and a new illustration. The story will conclude a year from now.
The first installment is already available with the next installment, by Katherine Paterson, coming this Friday! Follow along with LOC’s Exquisite Corpse Adventure… and maybe create one of your own with some friends!
I am loving the library class page! Keep it up ladies
P.S. I try to do a version of this with the Kindergartners when they get out of school at 2:30. Each person says one sentence at a time and we go around the circle creating a story, however ours ALWAYS ends with a superhero killing a “bad guy”. I’m working on a little variety
Thank you! I’m having so much fun with it!
This thing they are doing is so awesome!!!!!!!!!
I agree, it is awesome! It is fun to compare the writing styles of all these wonderful authors!
Sorry to say I’ve been lax keeping up with everyone’s blogs, but I saw this today, and had to go read the story. When the boys get home we’ll have to do it together. Thanks for the suggestion.